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Lophonychia

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Lophonychia was named by Pohl (1929). Its type is Mytilarca trigonale.

It was synonymized subjectively with Gosseletia by La Rocque (1949).

It was assigned to Ambonychiidae by Pojeta (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Lophonychia Pohl p. 48
1966Lophonychia Pojeta p. 184

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusLophonychiaPohl 1929

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Lophonychia Pohl 1929
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Lophonychia cordata Stewart 1933
Lophonychia trigonale Cleland 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available